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Timeline of Sussex history

Timeline of Sussex history

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This is a timeline of Sussex history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sussex. See also the list of monarchs of Sussex.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Millennia: 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd

Centuries: 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th · 7th · 8th · 9th · 10th · 11th · 12th · 13th · 14th · 15th · 16th · 17th · 18th · 19th · 20th  · 21st

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3rd century

Roman masonry in the walls of Anderitum
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9th century

Tombstone of Æthelwulf of Wessex, buried in 858 at Steyning
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11th century

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings
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12th century

The coat of arms of Hastings, shows a motif that features widely in the heraldry of the Cinque Ports
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13th century

A medieval wall painting of St Richard of Chichester
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14th century

Bodiam Castle was constructed in 1385
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16th century

Depiction of martyrdom of Richard Woodman and nine others who were burned in Lewes
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17th century

Steel engraving of scene from Battle of Beachy Head
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18th century

Henry Pelham, who became the British Prime Minister in 1743
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19th century

Brighton's Chain Pier, Sussex's earliest pier, was built in 1823. Painting by John Constable c.1824
The Skeleton Army rioting in Worthing in 1884
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20th century

Danny House in Hurstpierpoint, where the terms of the armistice to be offered to Germany were agreed in 1918
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21st century

The South Downs was designated a national park on 1 April 2010
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